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Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Personal Objects - Personal Gear - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment - Pipe, Smoking
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature carved wood pipe.

Materials:

wood

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 0.5 in, Width: 0.125 in

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.292

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle

This small pipe in the Drawing Room is meant to be a remembrance for Colleen’s father, Charles Morrison. Morrison played a significant role in shaping her early life and career, both in terms of her personal development and her entry into the world of entertainment. He also instilled in her a love for play and helped her build her first dollhouses at a very young age. The theme of the Drawing Room is the story of Cinderella, reflected in murals painted by George Townsend Cole, who also painted the ceiling. The floor is rose quartz with a border of green jade which was made in China and took nine months to complete. Above the shimmering floor is the diamond, emerald, and pearl chandelier which at one time, was lit with tiny electric light bulbs, the size of grains of wheat (to modernize the lighting and because these tiny light bulbs are no longer manufactured, newer LED lighting has been installed throughout the Fairy Castle). The chandelier was designed and created by H.B. Crouch, a famous jeweler and authority on antiques.

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